Yes indeed.
I was keeping it as non-techincal as I could, considering the apparent
ability of some on this list.
But some distributions do alter the kernel in subtle ways to suit their
own needs re device drivers. The most significant would be National
Instruments RTOS, that is a very modified/a
It's not the "Linux distro" thaty detects the chip and provides the device
driver.
Device drivers are in the kernal and all Linux distros get their kernal from
the same place. All kernals for a current distro will be the latest version of
the one kernal available.
If the kernal changes to detec
"At the moment"...
I have some sympathy with Prolific, and FTDI who also have had their
chip's faked. I personally have seen one chip marked up as FTDI, but
appeared to Windows as a Prolific chip! The seller did the right thing,
at their expense. I Feel sorry for them too.
It is I suspect, onl
